2016. The 13th
Seoul International Dance Competition
Seoul. Korea
Ballet · Contemporary Dance · Ethnic Dance
Seoul International Dance Competition
TEL +82-2-588-7570 FAX +82-2-588-7578
E-mail [email protected] Web www.sicf.or.kr
Seoul International Cultural Foundation
Preliminaries
For Foreign Participants(Video Screening): June 4(Sat), 2016
Application
April 1(Fri) ~ May 27(Fri), 2016
Semi-fainals and Finals
June 20(Mon) ~ July 22(Fri)
Foreign Participants' Registration period for Semi-fanals
(Through Website)
August 6(Sat) ~ August 7(Sun)
Orientation & Semi-finals
(National Theater of Korea)
August 9(Tue) ~ August 10(Wed)
Finals
(National Theater of Korea)
August 11(Thu)
Closing Ceremony & Awards
(National Theater of Korea)
August 12(Fri) ~ August 13(Sat)
World Gala
(National Theater of Korea)
B-/
Seoul International Dance Competition
Purpose
Through Seoul International Dance Competition, Seoul International
Cultural Foundation aims to discover promising young dancers,
provide them the opportunity to gain international experience, and
promote cooperation between dancers participating in each category:
Ballet, Contemporary Dance, and Ethnic Dance. Moreover, general
development in the field of dance in Korea is to be pursued along with
building foundation for Korea to become a leader of Asian culture.
Categories & Qualifications
A. Ballet
Prejunior i(Solo) Ages 11 to 12
Prejunior ii(Solo) Ages 13 to 14
Junior(Solo) Ages 15 to 18
Senior(Solo & Couple) Ages 19 to 26
B. Contemporary Dance
Prejunior ii(Solo) Ages 13 to 14
Junior(Solo) Ages 15 to 18
Senior(Solo & Couple) Ages 19 to 28
C. Ethnic Dance
Prejunior i(Solo) Ages 11 to 12
Prejunior ii(Solo) Ages 13 to 14
Junior (Solo) Ages 15 to 18
Senior (Solo) Ages 19 to 35
· Age clarification by participants' birthdates
(Birthdays is one of the days from)
Ages 11 to 12: August 7, 2003 to August 6, 2005
Ages 13 to 14: August 7, 2001 to August 6, 2003
Ages 15 to 18: August 7, 1997 to August 6, 2001
Ages 19 to 26: August 7, 1989 to August 6, 1997
Ages 19 to 28: August 7, 1987 to August 6, 1997
Ages 19 to 35: August 7, 1980 to August 6, 1997
* August 6, 2015(Date of Opening Ceremony and starting of
Semi-finals
Scholarships
Scholarships are given amongst prize winners. Possible
scholarships are Trinity Laban Conservatoire & CalArts.
Bx bset
Grand Prix
A.
Pre-
Pre-
M
F
M
Junior
Ⅱ
F
M
Junior
F
Senior
USD 10,000
Ballet
Junior
Ⅰ
Trophy & Certificate of award,
M
1st
Trophy, Certificate of award
No Prize Money
2nd
Certificate of award
No Prize Money
3rd
Certificate of award
No Prize Money
1st
Trophy, Certificate of award
No Prize Money
2nd
Certificate of award
No Prize Money
3rd
Certificate of award
No Prize Money
1st
Trophy, Certificate of award
No Prize Money
2nd
Certificate of award
No Prize Money
3rd
Certificate of award
No Prize Money
1st
Trophy, Certificate of award
No Prize Money
2nd
Certificate of award
No Prize Money
3rd
Certificate of award
No Prize Money
1st
Certificate of award
USD 500
2nd
Certificate of award
USD 300
3rd
Certificate of award
USD 200
1st
Certificate of award
USD 500
2nd
Certificate of award
USD 300
3rd
Certificate of award
USD 200
1st
Certificate of award
USD 3,000
2nd
Certificate of award
USD 2,000
3rd
Certificate of award
USD 1,000
Senior
B.
Pre-
F
Certificate of award
USD 3,000
2nd
Certificate of award
USD 2,000
3rd
Certificate of award
USD 1,000
Contemporary Dance
M
Junior
Ⅱ
1st
F
M
Junior
F
M
Senior
F
1st
Trophy, Certificate of award
No Prize Money
2nd
Certificate of award
No Prize Money
3rd
Certificate of award
No Prize Money
1st
Trophy, Certificate of award
No Prize Money
2nd
Certificate of award
No Prize Money
3rd
Certificate of award
No Prize Money
1st
Certificate of award
USD 500
2nd
Certificate of award
USD 300
3rd
Certificate of award
USD 200
1st
Certificate of award
USD 500
2nd
Certificate of award
USD 300
3rd
Certificate of award
USD 200
1st
Certificate of award
USD 3,000
2nd
Certificate of award
USD 2,000
3rd
Certificate of award
USD 1,000
1st
Certificate of award
USD 3,000
2nd
Certificate of award
USD 2,000
3rd
Certificate of award
USD 1,000
C.
Ethnic Dance
Pre-Junior
1st
Trophy, Certificate of award
No Prize Money
Ⅰ
2nd
Certificate of award
No Prize Money
(Creative)
3rd
Certificate of award
No Prize Money
Pre-Junior
1st
Trophy, Certificate of award
No Prize Money
Ⅱ
2nd
Certificate of award
No Prize Money
(Creative)
3rd
Certificate of award
No Prize Money
1st
Certificate of award
USD 500
2nd
Certificate of award
USD 300
3rd
Certificate of award
USD 200
1st
Certificate of award
USD 3,000
2nd
Certificate of award
USD 2,000
3rd
Certificate of award
USD 1,000
1st
Certificate of award
USD 3,000
2nd
Certificate of award
USD 2,000
3rd
Certificate of award
USD 1,000
Junior
M
Senior
F
B-/
D. Choreography Award
1. The purpose of this award is to appreciate the value of a
choreography and to encourage the will to create it, in
the end to contribute to the development of dance world.
2. This award is given regardless of the rank.
3. The major criterion of this award is artistic quality of the
piece.
4. One choreography award is given in each category, and no
prize money will be given.
5. This award is given to the choreographer written on
applicant's document.
Important Notice
1. Awards in Ballet category is given to individuals, for both
solo and couple participants.
The names of both competitors are inscribed in the award
certificate for couple participants in Contemporary Dance
and Ethnic Dance category.
2. Juries reserve the right to withhold any award, including the
Grand Prix.
3. The tax of the prize and international banking transfer fees
are on the account of the winners.
4. Special Prizes may be awarded under the decision of the
Competition Jury.
5. In the event of a joint award, the following award is omitted.
6. Each finalist receives a Finalist Certificate.
_JL
Program
Preliminaries(Video Screening)
A. Ballet
1. Prejunior i(Solo) One solo variation
There will be a ballet class
2. Prejunior ii(Solo) One solo variation
There will be a ballet class
3. Junior(Solo)
Two solo variations
4. Senior(Solo)
Two solo variations
5. Senior(Couple) One pas de deux
Costumes & Make-up for Preliminaries
Male
Stage costumes & make-up
Female Stage costumes & make-up
Obligatory Classical Ballet Repertories
Composer
Ballet Repertories
Choreographers
Giselle
Coralli·Perrot·Petipa
Le Corsaire
Petipa
The Flames of Paris
Vainonen
Grand pas Classique
Gsovsky
Coppelia
Saint-Len·Petipa·Gorsky
Harlequinade Pas de deux Petipa
Fairy Doll
Legat
The Tallisman
Petipa
Raymonda
Glazunov
Petipa
TheFlowerFestivalinGenzano Bournonville
Helsted / Paulli
Hertel / Heold
La Fille Mal Garde
Gorsky·Ashton
Loenskjold
La Sylphide
Bournonville
Minkus
Don Quixote
Petipa·Gorsky
La Bayadere
Petipa·Chabukiany
Paquita
Petipa
Paulli & 2 composers Napoli
Bournonville
Pugni
La Esmeralda
Vaganova·Beriozoff·Petipa·Pugni
Santanella
Petipa
Pharaoh's Daughter
Petipa·La Cotte
Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake
Petipa·Ivanov·Grigorovich
The Nutcracker
Vainonen·Grigorovich
The Sleeping Beauty
Petipa·Sergeyev
Adam
Adam & 4 composers
Asafiev
Auber
Delibes
Drigo
*Competitors performing a solo my select variations from any of the pas deux listed above.
*Choreography should adhere as closely as possible to the original.
B. Contemporary Dance
1. Prejunior ii(Solo) One work(within 4 min.)
2. Junior(Solo)
One work(within 4 min.)
3. Senior(Solo)
One work(within 4 min.)
4. Senior(Couple) One work(within 5~8 min.)
* There are no limitations on the theme or the style of dance.
Costumes & Make-up for Preliminaries
Male
Stage costumes & make-up
Female Stage costumes & make-up
C. Ethnic Dance
• Competitors must select either 'Traditional Ethnic Dance' or
'Creative Ethnic Dance'
• Traditional Dance pursues the succession of traditional
ethnic dance of every country. Creative Dance should be
based on the traditional ethnic dance.
Traditional Ethnic Dance
- Junior(Solo) · Senior(Solo & Couple)
• Participants should perform one of the following dances.
(Duration within 5 min. In case of Seungmu with in 7 min
including drum.). The Executive Committee can change the
duration of participants' performances for smooth proceeding
of the competition
- Salpuri choom
- Taepyeongmu
- Seungmu
- Hallyangmu
- A dance designated as Korea's major intangible cultural property
or municipally-designated intangible property
- A solo dance from Korea court dance
- A solo dance from Myeongjackmu(Masterpiece) designated by
the Dance Association of Korea
- North Korean Dance
- Ethnic dance of any country
_JL
Creative Ethnic Dance
- Prejunior i(Solo) · Prejunior ii(Solo) · Junior(Solo) · Senior(Solo &
Couple)
• You should perform one creative ethnic piece(3~5 min).
Costumes & Make-up for Preliminaries
Male
Stage costumes & make-up
Female Stage costumes & make-up
Semi-finals
A. Ballet
1. Prejunior i(Solo) Same solo variation from Preliminaries
2. Prejunior ii(Solo)Same solo variation from Preliminaries and One
solo variation not performed in Preliminaries
3. Junior(Solo)
Same one of two solo variations from Preliminaries
and One designated contemporary work
4. Senior(Solo)
Same one of two solo variations from Preliminaries
and One free contemporary work
5. Senior(Couple) One free contemporary work(solo 2~3 min.,
couple 4~6 min.)
B. Contemporary Dance
1. Prejunior(Solo) Same work from Preliminaries or New work and
One designated work(3-5 min.)
2. Junior(Solo) Same work from Preliminaries or New work and
One designated work(3-5 min.)
3. Senior(Solo) Same work from Preliminaries or New work and
One designated work(3-5 min.)
4. Senior(couple) Same work from Preliminaries or New work and
One designated work(Solo 3-5 min.)
* Designated work is distributed individually after Foreign Participants
Preliminaries to those who made into Semi-finals.
_JL
※ Notice for Couple Participants Performing Designated Work
1. When couple participants perform the designated work,
only one of the couple performs and the other does not.
(In the registration form for Semi-finals, fill in the place for
"designated work performer")
2. In case of couples of different sex, the partner belonging to
the gender marked in the application form should perform
the designated work.
C. Ethnic Dance
Traditional Ethnic Dance
- Junior(Solo) · Senior(Solo & Couple)
• Same work from Preliminaries
Creative Ethnic Dance
- Prejunior i(Solo) · Prejunior ii(Solo) · Junior(Solo) · Senior(Solo
& Couple)
• Same work from Preliminaries or New work
Finals
A. Ballet
1. Prejunior i(Solo) Same solo variation from Preliminaries and
Semi-finals
2. Prejunior ii(Solo) Two Same solo variation from Semi-finals
3. Junior(Solo)
Two Same solo variation from Preliminaries
4. Senior(Solo)
Two Same solo variation from Preliminaries
and new solo variation not performed in
Preliminaries
5.Senior(Couple) One pas de deux not performed in Preliminaries
※ Notice for Ballet Couple Participants
1. Each competitor participating as a couple must submit the
application forms and will be judged individually.
2. Changing the partner is not permitted.
3. Non-competitors are not allowed.
4. The couples may perform the contemporary dance
individually or as a couple.
B. Contemporary Dance
1. Prejunior ii(Solo) Same one work from preliminary and
Semi-finals or New work
2. Junior(Solo)
Same one work from preliminary and
Semi-finals or New work
3. Senior(Solo)
Same one work from preliminary and
Semi-finals or New work
4. Senior(Couple) Same one work from preliminary and
Semi-finals or New work
※ Notice for Contemporary Dance & Ethnic Dance Couple
Participants
1. Couple participants are judged as one team. However, each
participants should submit a registration form.
2. Couples comprised of different genders should select one sex
when filling in registration form(check either Male or Female in
the sex distinction box) and should perform the Designated
Work belonging to the selected gender group. Alterations in
sex is not permitted after the registration.
3. Semi-finalists and Finalists cannot change their partners.
4. Non-competitors are not valid as a partner.
5. Couples, being considered as one team, should pay application
fee of one person.
6. The award certificate carries both participants' names and the
prize money is worth of one person's.
7. Awards are given in the gender group selected in the
registration form.
_JL
C. Ethnic Dance
Traditional Ethnic Dance
- Junior(Solo) · Senior(Solo & Couple)
• Same work from Preliminaries
Creative Ethnic Dance
- Prejunior i(Solo) · Prejunior ii(Solo) · Junior(Solo) ·
Senior(Solo & Couple)
• Same work from Preliminaries or New work
Regulations
Costumes & Make-up
Preliminaries
A. Ballet
Man Stage costumes
Woman Stage costumes
Make-up Stage make-up
B. Contemporary Dance
Man Stage costumes
Woman Stage costumes
Make-up Stage make-up
C. Ethnic Dance
Man & Woman Appropriate costumes and make-up for a stage
performance
Semi-finals & Finals
Appropriate costumes and make-up for a stage performance
_JL
Music
1. Competitors must prepare the music for the performance of
their works.
2. Competitors must use digital files containing only the music
needed for the performance and must submit them to the
Competition Secretariat during the registration period.
3. Competitors must write their participating category (Ballet,
Contemporary Dance, Ethnic Dance-Traditional, Creative/Prejunior, Junior, Senior/Solo, Couple), their names, title of work,
and name of the choreographer on the case and surface of the
recorded digital file before submission. One digital file for one
work should be submitted.
4. Competitors should prepare additional copy of the digital files
and digital file players for practicing purpose on their own.
5. Music accompanist is not allowed.
Video(Preliminaries) Requirements
1. Excerpts from live performances are not acceptable.
2. The full body should be kept in view, not too far away.
Stage Materials
Competitors may use small materials in the necessity of their
performances. However, materials should be portable by competitors
and not have possibility of damaging the stage or disturbing the
performance of other competitors. (Forbidden materials: any kind of
powder, liquid, flammable substances)
Jury
1. Jury comprises of dance professionals appointed by the
Competition Executive Committee.
2. Ballet jury judges solo and couple competitors individually.
3. Jury reserves right to withhold any awards, or give one type of
award to multiple competitors.
4. Competitors cannot raise opposition to decisions made by the
jury and Competition Executive Committee.
5. Jury may rearrange the performance running time of competitors
if needed for a smoother procedure of the competition.
_JL
Copyright
1. The Competition Executive Committee retains the following
rights regarding works occurring during the period of the
competition(including media interviews and gala performances).
a) Rights to video-tape, record, and take photographs of the event
b) Rights to publish, copy, broadcast, sell, and exhibit contents of
the event
2. Competitors cannot raise opposition or demand compensation for
the copyrights belonging to statement 1.
3. When using choreographies, music, or costumes that require the
permission of original author, competitors must receive permission
from the author beforehand. Also, they must submit documents
proving such permission to the competition Secretariat during
application period. Seoul International Cultural Foundation is not
responsible for any legal problems arising from not adhering to this
rule.
Accommodations (including meals) Expenses
1. During competition period the Competition Executive Committee
shall provide the accommodation and meals(breakfast) for only
overseas competitors. Expenses otherwise incurred are not paid
by the Committee.
2. Expenses provided by the Competition Executive Committee are
applicable to only Semi-finalists and Finalists.
3. Domestic competitors and Korean competitors living abroad
should take care their own expenses.
4. The Competition Secretariat may provide competitors with hotel
information, and upon request, make reservations for them. All
relevant costs are the competitors' responsibility.
Photo Shoots & Interviews
All competitors must comply with the photo shoots and interviews
arranged by the Competition Executive Committee. For other photo
shoots and interviews, the competitors must acquire prior consent of
the Competition Executive Committee. All competitors and related
persons must acquire prior consent of the Competition Executive
Committee for all shoots, video and photo, during the competition
period(including opening and closing ceremonies).
_JL
Orientation
Semi-finalists must arrive on time and place notified by the
Competition Secretariat for orientation and the number draw for
deciding the order of the competition. The Competition Secretariat
may summon Finalists for orientation after Semi-finals if needed.
Insurance
The Competition Executive Committee is not responsible for any
accidents, injuries, or property losses that may occur to competitors
during traveling and competition period. Competitors must
personally apply for insurance in case of illnesses and for possible
accidents.
Additional Indicatios
1. The order of the performance is determined by drawing of
numbers conducted in presence of all competitors. The order
of performance for finalists is the same as in Semi-finals,
excluding those who have not made into Finals. In Ballet Prejunior I, II divisions, the order of performance is from youngest
to oldest participant age.
2. All performances are held in public. (Except Preliminaries due
to video screening conditions)
3. All materials needed for the competition including costumes,
shoes, and make-up are to be prepared by the competitors
themselves.
4. Stage setting material is not permitted.
5. Competitors may only use lightings permitted by the Competition
Executive Committee during the competition(basic white lighting
without spotlights is used).
6. Nude performances are not permitted.
_JL
Application
Preliminaries
Competitors must prepare all of the documents below and submit
them to the Competition apply page on this website.
• Registration Period : April 1(Fri) ~ May 27(Fri), 2016
• Application fee : USD 200 (International banking transfer fees
not included)
• Submission documents
1. Application Form - Preliminaries(fill out in apply page)
2. Agreement of Provide and Use of Personal Information (fill
out in apply page)
3. Copies of award certificates or finalist certificate(only to those
applicable)
4. Copyrights related documents(Only to those applicable)
5. Digital file of photo taken within one year(passport size, 3.5x4.5cm)
6. Digital file of music for the Competition
7. Digital file of competitor's performance video for preliminaries
8. Copy of Passport
9. Copy of application fee deposit receipt
Semi-finals & Finals
Competitors must prepare all of the documents below and submit
them to the Competition apply page on this website.
• Registration Period : June 20(Mon) ~ July 15(Fri), 2016
• Submission documents
1. Application Form - Semi-finals(fill out in apply page)
2. Copyrights related documents(only for changer)
3. Digital file of music for the Competition(only for changer)
Registraion
Competitors may apply for the competition via Apply page on this
website.
_JL
Address
Seoul International Dance Competition Secretariat 2nd
floor, 3, Myeongdal-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea. Postal
code 137-850
Application & notarial fee remittance
Bank Name: Kookmin Bank
Bank Account: 385001-04-000537
Bank Account Holder : Seoul International Cultural Foundation
Bank Account Address:
30-1,Teheran-ro 16-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
SWIFT CODE: CZNBKRSE
SIDC Contact Number
TEL +82-2-588-7570
FAX +82-2-588-7578
e-mail [email protected]
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Important Notice
1. All documents and application fees are not returned. Except,
application fee is refundable only during registration period.
2. If the documents are proven false, competitors are
disqualified with any awards withdrawn. (All awards and
prize money must be returned)